[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Stone Harbor as Sec. 13-1 of the 1982 Revised General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Construction Official and Subcode Official — See Ch. 67, Art. II.
Building construction — See Ch. 178.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 294.
Flood damage protection — See Ch. 300.
A. 
There is hereby established in the Borough of Stone Harbor a state uniform construction code enforcing agency, to be known as the “Department of Construction Inspection,” consisting of a construction official, building subcode official, plumbing subcode official, electrical subcode official, fire protection subcode official, and such other subcode officials for such additional subcodes as the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey, shall hereafter adopt as part of the State Uniform Construction Code. The construction official shall be the chief administrator of the enforcing agency. The Construction Official and the Subcode Officials shall be determined from time to time by resolution of Borough Council.
B. 
Official position. Each official position created in Subsection A hereof shall be filled by a person qualified for such position pursuant to P.L. 1975, C. 217, as amended, and N.J.A.C. 5:23; provided that, in lieu of any particular subcode official, an on-site inspection agency may be retained by contract pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23. More than one such official position may be held by the same person, provided that such person is qualified pursuant to P.L. 1975, C. 217 and N.J.A.C. 5:23 to hold each such position.
C. 
Office location. The public shall have the right to do business with the enforcing agency at one office location, being the municipal hall, except for emergencies, and unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances.
D. 
Personnel subject to policies. All subcode officials, their assistants and staff, and all other personnel working for the Department of Construction Inspection should be subject to the procedures and policies of the agency, and shall be primarily responsible to the construction official.
No construction permit, demolition permit, house moving permit, certificate of occupancy or certificate of title transfer shall be issued with respect to any property for which the payment of real estate taxes is in arrears. No construction permit shall be issued for any new construction, as defined in § 560-66B of the Stone Harbor Code, unless the applicant supplies a plan to construct equipment and related facilities to accept and receive all applicable utility lines underground which shall serve the building or structure, and including but not limited to those required for all electric, communication and cable TV services in conjunction with the construction activity related to the building permit.
A. 
The fee for a construction permit shall be the sum of the subcode fees listed in Subsection A(1) through (14) hereof, together with any applicable fees for elevators and other lifts found in Chapter 266, Elevator Devices, of the Stone Harbor Code, and shall be paid before the permit is issued.
[Amended 2-17-2009 by Ord. No. 1330; 7-20-2010 by Ord. No. 1361]
(1) 
The building subcode fee shall be:
(a) 
For new construction: $0.022 per cubic foot of building or structure volume, provided that the minimum fee shall be $100 and provided also that accessory buildings of 100 square feet or less shall have a fee of $50;
(b) 
For renovations, alterations and repairs and any other construction not covered by volume computation: $18 per $1,000 of estimated cost of the work or any part thereof, provided that the minimum fee shall be $100;
(c) 
For additions: $0.022 per cubic foot of building or structure volume for the added portion, provided that the minimum fee shall be $100;
(d) 
For combinations of renovations and additions: The sum of the fees computed separately as renovations and additions.
(2) 
Plumbing subcode fee. The plumbing subcode fee shall be $12 per unit, provided that the minimum fee shall be $45. Any plumbing work involving altering or installing drainage, waste, venting, potable water lines, gas or oil lines requiring a permit will be charged a fee of six units.
Units
Description
1
Water closets
3
Urinals
1
Lavatories - single and double, vanity types
1
Bathtubs with or without shower
1
Shower compartment group, per head
1
Floor drains
1
Kitchen sink
3
Kitchen sink (2-part)
3
Special plumbing fixtures, baptisteries, pools, ornamental fountain, basins, swimming pools, aquaria
1
Domestic food grinder
1
Domestic clothes washer
1
Domestic automatic dishwasher
7
Commercial dishwasher
1
Laundry tray (each part)
1
Drinking fountain
3
Ice machines (chests, containers)
6
Air condition unit
1
Bidets
1
Commercial pot sink (each part)
7
Commercial food grinder
7
Commercial grease interceptors
7
Sand interceptor
7
Oil interceptor
3
Dental cuspidor
3
Sewage ejectors (dual Z)
1
Stack vents
1
Vent stacks
1
Sump vents
3
Rain leaders (interior)
6
Boiler - hot water heater, storage tank or similar device
3
Lawn sprinkler (each connection to potable water)
3
Garbage can washer
3
Backflow device
7
Medical care facility plumbing equipment
3
Plumbing appurtenant devices (i.e., jacuzzi, whirlpool, steam generator)
(3) 
The electrical subcode fee shall be as follows, provided that the minimum fee shall be $ 40.
(a) 
One through 50 electrical fixtures, receptacles or switches: $40.
(b) 
For each additional block consisting of up to 25 receptacles, fixtures or switches the fee shall be $6.
[Amended 8-20-2019 by Ord. No. 1553]
(c) 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection A(3)(c), regarding electrical fixture fees, was repealed 8-20-2019 by Ord. No. 1553.
(d) 
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection A(3)(d), regarding electrical fixture fees, was repealed 8-20-2019 by Ord. No. 1553.
(e) 
Any additional electrical fixtures, receptacles, or any other device for consuming electric counted at the time of final inspection and added to the number on the issued permit will be charged for at the appropriate rate before a final certificate of occupancy will be issued by the Construction Official.
(4) 
For each electrical device or unit for consuming electric, i.e., range, cooktop, grills, ovens, water heater, dryer, washer, microwave, freezer, fridge, ice maker, garbage disposal unit, whirlpool, jacuzzi: $10 per device or unit.
(a) 
Range hoods, attic fans, bathroom fans, fixed room ceiling fans, power diverters, and any motor not over 1 hp: $10 per unit. Any motor controller: $8 per unit.
(b) 
Each motor over 1 hp or part thereof: $ 15, and any motor controller over 1 hp: $12.
(c) 
Any fixed generator (emergency) 5 kw: $ 20. Over 5 kw: $4 per 5 kw or part thereof.
(d) 
Any electrical equipment over 240 volts single phase apply for fee, provided that the minimum shall be $75.
(e) 
Temporary pole not exceeding 100 amps with up to four fixed outlets: $ 55. Temporary pole over 100 amps: $ 65.
(f) 
For each service panel of 100 amps: $ 30.
[1] 
For additional 100 or portion thereof: $ 20.
[2] 
Replacement or relocation of any service entry cable, fire switch meter socket, or panelboard 100 amps: $ 30.
[3] 
Each portion of 100 amps above: $20.
[4] 
If the service from the meter is split (i.e., two disconnects, two panels), the fee shall be as in Subsection A(4)(a) above for each service into the building from the meter.
(g) 
Baseboard heat each unit l kw or less: $ 12.
[1] 
Each unit over l kw or portion thereof: $ 16.
[2] 
Each thermostat: $ 8.
(h) 
Swimming pool bonding: $ 100.
(5) 
Footing re-bar bonding: $40.
(6) 
The fire code fees shall be as follows:
(a) 
Fire permit minimum fee: $ 75.
(b) 
One to five smoke and/or carbon monoxide detectors: $40.
[1] 
Additional detectors: $5 each.
(c) 
Ansul system - flat fee: $65.
(d) 
Sprinkler system:
[1] 
One to five heads: $ 75.
[2] 
Additional heads: $8 each.
(e) 
Fire pump added to sprinkler system: $50.
(f) 
Standpipe: $10 each, each floor.
(g) 
Alarm panel: $30 each.
(h) 
Annunciators, bells, horns, strobes: $ 8 each. (If a strobe/horn combination is used, charge for one unit only.)
(7) 
The fee for plan review shall be 20% of the amount to be charged for the construction permit, with a minimum fee of $50 to be paid before the plans are reviewed. The amount paid for this fee shall be credited toward the amount of the fee to be charged for the construction permit. Review fees are not refundable.
(8) 
The fee for a permit for demolition of a building or structure shall be $250, flat fee, for all demolition permits.
(9) 
The fee for a permit for the removal of a building or structure from one lot to another or to a new location on the same lot shall be $50 per $1,000 of the sum of the estimated costs for moving, for new foundations and for placement, in a completed condition, at the new location, provided that the minimum fee shall be $100.
(10) 
The fee for a permit to construct a sign shall be $1 per square foot of the surface area of the sign, provided that the minimum fee is $ 55. In the case of double-faced signs, the area of the surface of only one side of the sign shall be used for purposes of the fee computation. For irregular shaped signs, the square footage shall be computed by multiplying the overall width by the overall length.
(11) 
The fees for certificates of occupancy:
(a) 
The fee for a certificate of occupancy shall be 10% of the construction permit fees, provided that the minimum fee shall be $ 35.
(b) 
The fee for a certificate of continued occupancy shall be $ 75.
(c) 
The fee for a certificate of occupancy granted pursuant to a change of use shall be $100.
(d) 
The fee for a multiple certificate of occupancy shall be 10% of the construction fee, provided that the minimum fee shall be $ 35.
(e) 
In computing fees, the result of which comes out to both dollars and cents, the fee shall be rounded to the next dollar amount.
(12) 
All mechanical permitting is covered under plumbing and fire subcode applications and is inspected by the Borough's plumbing inspector; all fees are set forth under plumbing and fire.[3]
[Amended 2-17-2009 by Ord. No. 1330]
[3]
Editor's Note: See Subsection A(2) and (6).
(13) 
The fee for a mechanical inspection in a structure of Group R-3 or R-5 by a mechanical inspector shall be $75 for the first device and $15 for each additional device. No separate fee shall be charged for gas, fuel oil, or water piping connections associated with the mechanical equipment inspected.
[Added 2-20-2018 by Ord. No. 1512]
B. 
Annual report. On or before February 10 each year, the Construction Official shall, with the advice of the subcode officials and in consultation with the municipal finance officer, prepare and submit to the governing body a report detailing the receipts and expenditures of the enforcing agency and indicating his recommendations for a fee schedule, based on the operating expense of the agency.
C. 
State of New Jersey training fees. In order to provide for the training and certification and technical support programs required by the Act, an enforcing agency, including the Department when acting as a local agency, shall collect a surcharge fee to be based upon the volume of new construction within the municipality. Said fee shall be accounted for and forwarded to the Bureau of Regulatory Affairs in the manner herein provided.
(1) 
The amount of the fee shall be $ 0.00371 per cubic foot volume of new construction. Volume shall be computed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.28. The fee for all other construction shall be $ 0.00190 per $1 of value of construction; in no case shall the fee be less than $1, which shall constitute the minimum fee.
[Amended 4-7-2009 by Ord. No. 1334; 11-4-2014 by Ord. No. 1451]
(2) 
The Borough shall remit fees to the Bureau on a quarterly basis, in conjunction with report number R-840B State Training Fee Report in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.5(e). Fees remitted shall be for the quarter. Checks shall be made payable to "Treasurer, State of New Jersey."
A. 
The fire limits within the Borough are delineated as all business districts and all light industrial districts as same are defined and located in Chapter 560, Zoning, of the Stone Harbor Code.
B. 
The construction official shall prepare and submit to the Borough Council biannually, a report reevaluating the delineation of the fire limits. This report shall indicate the recommendations of the Construction Official, the building subcode official, the fire subcode official regarding those areas which should be designated as within fire limits, with the reasons therefor.
A certified copy of this chapter, together with any amendments hereafter made, shall be forwarded to the State Department of Community Affairs in Trenton, New Jersey.